katsumi hayakawa: architectural paper sculptures

'floating city' by katsumi hayakawa, 2011
paper, glue, glitter, wire
183 x 80 x 60 cm
image © katsumi hayakawa


exploring the notion of urban density and the natural collection of architecture, japanese artist
katsumi hayakawa creates three-dimensional landscapes out of paper and glue. the finished pieces
are initially read as a whole - a pulsating arrangement of regular shapes and volume - then as
an assemblage of individual components that make up the holistic sculpture. together, systems of
patterns and motifs emerge from the collective.

painstakingly hand-crafted piece by piece, hayakawa plays with the compositional idea of
void vs. solid in the careful presentation of his work. while examining the impression of architectural
density, the pieces maintain the delicate nature of the material at hand.



'floating city' detail
image © katsumi hayakawa



'floating city' detail
image © katsumi hayakawa



'covered image0 by katsumi hayakawa, 2011
paper, glue, gouche, ink-jet printing
33 x 25 cm
image © katsumi hayakawa



'covered image' - detail
image © katsumi hayakawa



'transcolor 2' by katsumi hayakawa, 2011
paper, glue, gouche, ink-jet printing
25 x 33 cm
image © katsumi hayakawa



'transcolor 3' by katsumi hayakawa, 2011
paper, glue, gouche, ink-jet printing
65 x 50 cm
image © katsumi hayakawa



'code blue' by katsumi hayakawa, 2011
paper, glue, pencil, vinyl chloride
33 x 25 cm
images © katsumi hayakawa



'hakomono 3' by katsumi hayakawa, 2010
paper on paper
46 x 51 cm
image © katsumi hayakawa



'hakomono 3' - detail
image © katsumi hayakawa



'traffic blue line' by katsumi hayakawa, 2011
mixed media
86 x 116 cm
image © katsumi hayakawa



'traffic blue line' - detail
image © katsumi hayakawa



'reflection' by katsumi hayakawa, 2010
mixed media
30 x 21 cm
images © katsumi hayakawa



'permutation' by katsumi hayakawa, 2011
paper, glue, gouche
image © katsumi hayakawa



'permutation' - detail
image © katsumi hayakawa



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